Job 16:4:3Job.16.4.W3TAB
כָּכֶ֢ם
kakhem
“like you”
- Transliteration
- ka-KHEM
- Extended
- kaa-KHEHM
- IPA
- /kaːˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- like you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-KHEM
- clause
GAM a-no-KHI ka-KHEM
- sentence
GAM a-no-KHI ka-KHEM a-dab-BE-ra lu-YESH naf-she-KHEM TA-khat naf-SHI akh-bi-RA a-le-KHEM be-mil-LIM ve-a-ni-A a-le-KHEM be-MO ro-SHI
Exegesis
The fronted pronoun anokhi {אָנֹכִי | ʾānōḵî} stresses his personal involvement, and kachem {כָּכֶם | kāḵem} marks the comparison.
In context — Job 16:4
I also could speak like you, if your life were in the place of my life; I could heap up words against you, and shake my head at you.
About this coordinate
Job 16:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 16:4, so the Hebrew word כָּכֶ֢ם (kakhem) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Job.16.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.4.W3.S1) and character.